Oscars by the numbers: stats you didn't know about the awards ceremony

While "The Imitation Game" and "The Theory of Everything" are the only two Best Picture nominees for the 87th Oscars to deal with mathematics, the Oscars themselves have always been ripe with interesting historical dates and numbers, making the ceremony an equal celebration of film and math.

But to save you the trouble of digging through that extensive history of winners, nominees, and unforgettable snubs, we've gathered a list of some of the most interesting Oscars statistics throughout time. What film had 11 nominations and still didn't get a single win? How many times has veteran host Billy Crystal run the show? Check out these Oscar stats you didn't know about the awards ceremony below.

$1

Amount for which an Oscar winner must offer to sell his statuette back the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before selling on their own.

2

Number of words for Alfred Hitchcock's acceptance speech for his Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1968, when the storied director simply stated "Thank you."

3

Number of films that have won the "Big Five" (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay Oscars): "It Happened One Night," 1934, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "The Silence of the Lambs"

4

Highest number of acting Oscars won by a single person, awarded to Katherine Hepburn for her performances in "Morning Glory," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "The Lion in Winter," and "On Golden Pond."

$5

The price of admission for a ticket to the first Oscars ceremony, worth roughly $68.14 today.

8

The number of Oscar nominations actor Peter O'Toole has received without winning.

9

Number of times Billy Crystal has hosted the Oscars.

11

Most amount of Oscars won by a single movie, tied between "Ben-Hur," "Titanic," and "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King."

11

Most nominations for a movie with no wins, tied between "The Turning Point" and "The Color Purple"

15

Length in minutes of the shortest Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.

16

Number of Best Picture winners set in New York.

19

Number of times Bob Hope hosted the Oscars, which is more than anyone else in history.

20

Most number of Oscar nominees a single person has received without winning, Kevin O'Connell for Sound Mixing.

21

Most nominations a person has received before a win, held by Composer Victor Young. Young finally won in 1956 for "Around the World in 80 Days."

22

The number of Oscars Walt Disney received throughout his lifetime.

24

Age of John Singleton when he became youngest nominee for Best Director for "Boyz n the Hood."

38

Number of years that actor Alan Arkin went between Oscar nominations. Arkin was first nominated for Best Actor for "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" in 1968, and was later nominated and won Best Supporting Actor for "Little Miss Sunshine" in 2007.

49

Number of Oscar nominations composer John Williams has received throughout his career.

66

Actors who won Oscars portraying real life people.

224

Length in minutes of "Ben Hur" and "Gone With the Wind," the longest Best Picture winners ever.

263

Length in minutes of the longest Academy Awards ceremony in 2002.

270

The amount of attendees at the first Oscars ceremony in 1929.

6000+

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who vote for the Oscars each year.

34 million

The audience for the first televised Oscars ceremony in 1953.